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WWUS74 KMAF 030935
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
335 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2016
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
FOR GUADALUPE PASS...
.STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE
TO AFFECT GUADALUPE PASS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHEST
GUSTS WILL BE INTERMITTENT...THOUGH STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING.
TXZ258-032200-
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GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
235 AM MST SAT DEC 3 2016
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.
* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE
ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT
CHANGES IN WIND OCCURS WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING
OBSTACLES TO THE WIND RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF
VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY
CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS UNTIL THE
WINDS SUBSIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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